Process for manufacturing electrolytic manganese oxide

Abstract

A process for producing electrolytic manganese dioxide comprising the step of suspending carbon fibers in a bath for producing manganese dioxide and electrolyizing said bath to produce electrolytic manganese dioxide.

What is claimed: 
     
       1. A process for producing electrolytic manganese dioxide comprising the step of suspending carbon fibers in a bath capable of producing manganese dioxide and electrolyizing said bath to produce electrolytic manganese dioxide. 
     
     
       2. The process of claim 1 wherein the carbon fibers are pitch fibers. 
     
     
       3. The process of claim 1 wherein the carbon fibers are polyacrylonitrile fibers. 
     
     
       4. The process of claim 1 wherein the carbon fibers have a diameter of 0.2 to 20 microns and a length of at least 5 microns. 
     
     
       5. The process of claim 4 wherein the carbon fibers have a diameter of 0.2 micron to 1 micron and a length of 10 to 200 microns. 
     
     
       6. The process of claim 1 wherein the bath comprises a MnSO 4  aqueous solution. 
     
     
       7. The process of claim 1 wherein the bath contains a titanium electrode, a graphite electrode and an electrolyte solution containing MnSO 4 .